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6A | SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS RESULTS from page 1A in a statement issued Tuesday night. “Now I can focus on adding to our housing supply in Lane County to address the cost and availability of hous- ing. I am also prepared to move Lane County ahead in perma- nent improvement to our public safety system like rural patrols in accordance with our 10-Year Public Safety Plan. The West Lane District cov- ers all of the Santa Clara and a portion of the Bethel neighbor- hoods of Eugene, Dunes City, Florence, Junction City, Veneta and the unincorporated towns of Lorane, Blachly, Mapleton, and many others in between. Lane County showed a voter turnout of 36.11 percent, with 90,763 voters turning out from 251,386 eligible voters. As of TRAINING from page 1A House wants to inform the community of the joint effort being undertaken to provide training to the individuals that will be involved in dealing with potential active violence in the future. He said that Florence Police Department, Peace Harbor Medical Center, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance District will be conducting the training ex- ercise on May 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lane Community College Florence Center, 3149 Oak St. “At the same time we are do- ing our local exercise, Eugene/ Springfield will be conducting a similar active violent exercise at Autzen Stadium. We inten- Friday, 659 ballots were still un- der review. Statewide, 33.45 percent of voters turned in ballots, or 891,441 out of 2,665,029 eligible voters. Those results were last updated Thursday. In the primaries, U.S. Rep. Pe- ter DeFazio was the clear win- ner with 91.43 percent of the vote in the bid to represent the Democratic party for his Fourth District seat. He will once again face Republican Art Robinson, who received 45.48 percent of his party’s votes. In the upcoming November race for Oregon’s governorship, Republican Knute Beuhler will challenge current governor, Democrat Kate Brown. Brown received 81.92 percent of her party’s votes while Buehler re- ceived 46 percent. In many categories, it is un- clear who the Independent rep- resentatives will be. State Sen. Floyd Prozanski re- ceived 13,453 votes in the Dem- ocratic race to again represent the Fourth District in Salem. Republican challenger Scott Rohter received 6,686 votes, allowing him to challenge Prozanski in November. State Rep. Caddy Mckeown, a Democrat, received 5,493 votes, or 80.79 percent, for her position representing the Ninth District. She will be challenged by Republican Teri Grier, who re- ceived 5,209 votes, taking 98.25 percent of her party’s votes. The last day for the Lane County clerk to certify the elec- tion results is June 4. For a complete look at Tues- day’s special election results, visit results.oregonvotes.gov. tionally planned the event on this day to test our local ca- pabilities without the options to transfer patients out of the area,” House said. Portions of Oak Street will be closed for a short period of time that morning. “While we are conducting this exercise, citizens should be aware that we will be tempo- rarily closing Oak Street from 34th Street to 30th to fully test our responders,” House said. “There should be minimal im- pact to the community, we just want to alert the citizens of this exercise we are conducting, so they are not alarmed.” According to House, the goal of this exercise is to create stress for participating agencies and the hospital to evaluate their respective capabilities. “Law enforcement will be fo- cusing on strategies and tactics on active violent scenes and the Unified Command system,” he said. “Fire and EMS will be focusing their training on Inci- dent Command System, scene management, triage, treat- ment and transport of patients during the exercise. Peace Harbor will be testing its in-hospital Incident Command System. “Fire, EMS, police and the hospitals have all set up realis- tic objectives for this exercise, and this is what the Subject Matter Experts will be evalu- ating.” House also asked that resi- dents use caution while driving in and around the training site and to look for alternate routes where possible. HARBOR VISTA from page 1A including a visit by Smokey the Bear, talks on whale watch- “You don’t see your neigh- ing and lessons on the nearby bors all the time,” Anderson Heceta Head Lighthouse, but continued. Allen hopes to expand the pro- On a full day, the park can gramming. hold up to 160 people, and it’s “We can do a wide variety of often full all summer. different topics,” he said. “En- “We have a walkway that goes vironmental, educational, his- down to the river beach as well,” torical. I would love to invite Stewart said. “It’s like our own locals, like teachers or from the private beach, where you can local tribes, to tell us about his- clam and crab. When the wa- tory. It’s endless.” ter is out, you can walk out to Allen, who was once a host the North Jetty. We have an ob- for the park with his wife, Pat, servation deck with a beautiful has personally put together view of the ocean.” many of the park’s interpretive It’s that beauty that those who signs throughout the area. He work at and support the park has also been working to bol- want to bring to the residents of ster the Harbor Vista’s abilities the surrounding community. to accommodate presentations. “We have so many people that A year ago, park organizers come as campers who are out built an amphitheater at the here to enjoy being on the coast park, as well as cleared out a — but for locals, my gosh,” Al- patch of forest next to it. This len said. “To just go over there created a stunning view of the for the marvelous view of the sandbar and ocean. bar and the ocean, and inter- However, the Friends of Har- mingle with people, just having bor Vista feel that the amphi- that in your backyard is won- theater is missing a way to have derful. For such a small little more robust presentations. park, it’s got a ton in it, as far as Lane County Parks struck flora and fauna.” a deal with the friends group, Allen and the Friends of agreeing to pay for a projector Harbor Vista group, which if the friends would be able to has almost 100 members, have raise money for a sound sys- been working to build educa- tem. The friends have acquired tional programs for the park. a portion of the cost, but still Some events have already tak- need approximately $600 to en place throughout the years, cover the costs. “The key is that we would be able to allow people, like my- self, to bring video and Power- Point presentations in, where we didn’t have that capability beforehand,” Allen said. With the new system, he hopes that both campers and locals can have a more fulfill- ing educational experience at the park. Allen aims to have the funds raised by the time the park opens next Thursday. To celebrate the opening of the park, Allen and Stewart are planning educational oppor- tunities for locals and tourists of all ages on Memorial Day weekend. Times and activities will be posted throughout the park within the week. “We just want to use the park more and more,” Stewart said. “We’ve got a beautiful park, so we’re trying to put a little life into it with local programs. That’s the idea. We just want people to enjoy the park.” Harbor Vista Park is lo- cated at 87658 Harbor Vista Road, off of Rhododendron Drive. To make donations toward the sound system, contact Allen at 505-401-7762, or mail do- nations to 87490 Rhodowood Drive, Florence OR, 97439, with checks payable to Michael Allen. D EADLINE FOR P RESS R ELEASES I S E VERY M ONDAY AND T HURSDAY BY N OON . E MAIL P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM . THIS WEEK ON THE COAST A Weekly Listing of Community Events in the Florence Area Submit all Events Information via Email to PressReleases@TheSiuslawNews.com See schedule on Page A8 Florencechamber.com Tuesdays Yoga for Pain Management & Easeful Body Sponsored by PeaceHealth Peace Harbor 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free and drop-ins welcome Lane Community College Florence Center May 22 Gun Debate Town Hall With Siuslaw News, City Lights Cinemas and Florence Police Department 6:30 p.m. Open to public City Lights Cinemas Wednesdays May 24 Points of Grace Community Acupuncture Experience relief from pain and stress 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations appreciated 1845 Highway 126 RAIN PubTalk 5 to 7 p.m. Admission required Lane Community College Florence Center Florencechamber.com May 19 to 20 Florence Events Center 6 to 8 p.m. Open to public New Testament Class on St. FRAA Arts Center Matthew CJReditor@gmail.com Taught by Joel Marks, adjunct professor of Music Matters Benefit American History Concert 6:30 to 8 p.m. With FloTones, CROW & Open to public; refresh- Miles To Go Quintet ments served 7 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Tickets required Latter-day Saints Florence Events Center Alva Bracey Broker Your goals are my top priority. 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